Hugo, ND truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Hugo: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Hugo and Steele County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Steele County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 18 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
The headline for Steele County: 18 reported truck crashes in Steele County since 2015.
Overview
Since 2015, 18 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Steele County. They injured 4 people and killed 1.
That averages about one truck crash every 223 days in fully reported years.
Hugo had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Steele County numbers.
78% of truck crash reports in Steele County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
Steele County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Hugo since 2015 were spread across roads: SR-32N (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Steele County.
Route planning tips for Hugo fleets
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
About the data
This report uses the FMCSA crash file (reported crashes of trucks over 10,000 lb) and NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes). It reports the numbers without guessing at reasons.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Steele County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-32N | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Steele County) |
|---|---|
| 137Th Ave Ne | 2 |
| 2Nd St Ne | 2 |
| Ave Se | 1 |
Hugo at a glance
| Population | 26 |
| Land area | 35.9 sq mi |
| Density | 1 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 58046) | $65,625 |
| Median home value (ZIP 58046) | $123,670 |
Historical data: truck crashes in Steele County since the 1990s
Combines the FMCSA crash file (all reported truck crashes, real coverage from about 1990) with NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes involving a large truck, 1982–2024).
| Decade | Truck crashes / yr | Change | Fatal crashes / yr (FARS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 0 | +60% | 0.3 |
| 2010s | 2 | +325% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 2 | -12% | 0.2 |
In the 2010s about 2 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 2. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.0 a year in 2016–19, 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Hugo
How many truck crashes happen in Hugo?
Steele County has had 18 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 4 people and killing 1.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Hugo?
Since 2015, Steele County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Hugo?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.